Thread: Canadian Stone

What kind of stone is this?

http://www.barbershop.no/shop123vare.../image_570.jpg

Our local store here have these supposedly for sharpening razors, but no-one can find any information about grit size and the like, So I wonder, do anyone know something about this one?

The only information we have is that it is made from Canadian Stone, and it is Silicon Carbide.

(Sorry, I don't know how to make the picture show, so you have to open the link...)

Sort of looks like an Arkansas black on the top half but i doubt it.

I've seen this hone offered on another shaving site but honestly, I don't think I'd recommend it... for one thing, I don't know of a single Canadian who has one!

Seriously, it looks like your typical 2 sided Silicon Carbide knife sharpening stone (and the box describes it as a "Sharpening Stone" and not as a Razor Hone) and it's most likely too coarse for a razor but it's hard to tell from such a picture. Considering the number of Gents on this board and the fact that I've never seen it mentioned here would suggest you should keep looking for something else. I have a coarse silicon carbide hone myself but it's used as a grading stone for my Tormek sharpening station. It is used to alter the surface coarseness of the Tormek Aluminum Oxide wheel and it's very tough compared to the wheel.





Regards

Christian